Wholesale distribution jobs
Jobs at the companies that keep the world stocked
280 openings at 14 distributors across sales, purchasing, pricing, ecommerce, IT and operations. Read from each company's own careers site, daily.
- list pay
- 62%
- posted in the last 7 days
- 48
- states and provinces
- 43
Updated Nov 3, 2026
See what distributor jobs payOpen roles
280 openings, 180 listings
- Portland, ORPay not listed
- Pittston, PAHybridPay not listed
- Pittston, PAHybridPay not listed
- Portland, ORPay not listed
- Anaheim, CA$140K–$150Kincl. commission
- Grapevine, TXPay not listed
- Sioux Falls, SDPay not listed
- Holtsville, NY$68K–$106K
- Jonestown, PA$15.24–$21/hr
- Cranford, NJHybridPay not listed
- Houston, TXPay not listed
- Cranford, NJ$120K–$170K
- Remote (US)Pay not listed
- Metalworking Specialist4 locations$64K–$118K+ commission
- $79K–$118K+ commission
- $71K–$112K+ commission
- $64K–$101K+ commission
- $64K–$109K+ commission
- Davidson, NC$132K–$208K
- Atlanta, GAPay not listed
- Davidson, NC$85K–$133K
- Ann Arbor, MIPay not listed
- Dallas, TXPay not listed
- Jacksonville, FLPay not listed
- Chicago, IL$145K–$227K
- Houston, TXPay not listed
- Maple Grove, MN$46K–$63K
- Maple Grove, MN$64K–$96K
- Chicago, ILPay not listed
- Remote (WI)Pay not listed
- Regional Key Accounts Leader3 locations$83K–$132K+ commission
- $83K–$130K+ commission
- $83K–$130K+ commission
- $84K–$132K+ commission
- Houston, TXPay not listed
- Orlando, FL$67K–$106K+ commission
- Houston, TXPay not listed
- Houston, TXPay not listed
- Pittston, PAHybridPay not listed
- Remote (NC)Pay not listed
- Grand Prairie, TXPay not listed
- Charlotte, NC$65K–$103K
- Remote (US)Pay not listed
- Rouyn-Noranda, QCCA$114K+ commission
- Flanders, NJ$66K–$74K
- Irvine, CAPay not listed
- MSC Seller5 locationsFrom $85K
- From $85K
- From $85K
- From $85K
- From $85K
- From $85K
Roles are read from each distributor's own careers site and link straight to the employer's posting. Pay is shown only where the employer publishes it.
pay benchmarks
How much do jobs at distributors pay?
At the 9 distributors hiring now that publish pay, the median base salary is $85K a year across 83 salaried roles, and the middle half pay between $70K and $108K. Hourly roles pay a median of $22.00/hr across 30 roles.
- Median base salary
- $85K83 salaried roles
- Middle half
- $70K–$108K25th to 75th percentile
- Median hourly rate
- $22.00/hr30 hourly roles
- Distributors that publish pay
- 9145 openings with base pay in US dollars
Which jobs at distributors pay the most?
Among roles that publish pay, operations & branch leadership roles have the highest median base pay ($128K) and purchasing & pricing roles the lowest base pay ($80K).
Salaried roles · Base salary a year
Operations & branch leadership
5 roles
- 25th pct
- $125K
- Median
- $128K
- 75th pct
- $150K
IT & ERP
11 roles
8 of 11 from one distributor
- 25th pct
- $87K
- Median
- $109K
- 75th pct
- $150K
Account management
16 roles
9 add commission
10 of 16 from one distributor
- 25th pct
- $74K
- Median
- $85K
- 75th pct
- $102K
Finance & admin
5 roles
3 of 5 from one distributor
- 25th pct
- $65K
- Median
- $83K
- 75th pct
- $84K
Sales
31 roles
19 add commission
24 of 31 from one distributor
- 25th pct
- $59K
- Median
- $83K
- 75th pct
- $95K
Purchasing & pricing
9 roles
8 of 9 from one distributor
- 25th pct
- $74K
- Median
- $80K
- 75th pct
- $109K
Hourly roles · Pay an hour
Purchasing & pricing
7 roles
6 of 7 from one distributor
- 25th pct
- $23.50
- Median
- $28.00
- 75th pct
- $29.50
Sales
7 roles
4 of 7 from one distributor
- 25th pct
- $22.00
- Median
- $23.50
- 75th pct
- $24.50
Customer service
11 roles
10 of 11 from one distributor
- 25th pct
- $18.00
- Median
- $19.50
- 75th pct
- $20.50
How does pay at distributors change with seniority?
The median base pay is $80K for individual contributor roles and $172K for director roles. 23 of the 61 individual contributor roles add commission on top of that base.
Salaried roles · Base salary a year
Individual contributor
61 roles
23 add commission
44 of 61 from one distributor
- 25th pct
- $64K
- Median
- $80K
- 75th pct
- $88K
Manager
14 roles
4 add commission
8 of 14 from one distributor
- 25th pct
- $107K
- Median
- $108K
- 75th pct
- $123K
Director
8 roles
5 of 8 from one distributor
- 25th pct
- $155K
- Median
- $172K
- 75th pct
- $187K
Hourly roles · Pay an hour
Individual contributor
30 roles
- 25th pct
- $19.50
- Median
- $22.00
- 75th pct
- $25.00
From 145 openings that publish base pay in US dollars. The same job posted in several places at the same pay counts once, which leaves 113 roles, each at the midpoint of its range. “From” and “up to” figures, draws, on-target pay and Canadian pay are left out; salaried and hourly roles are kept apart; groups with fewer than 5 roles aren't shown. Salaries are rounded to the nearest $1K and hourly rates to the nearest 50¢.
Salaries are base pay: 28 of the salaried roles add commission on top.
60% of these roles are at MSC Industrial, so the figures lean toward its pay.
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